Stay informed with Security World Trend Now! Discover the latest security trends, technologies, and strategies to protect your data, networks, and digital identity. Get expert insights and practical advice for ensuring your online safety. Explore now!
The IT Professional’s Blueprint for Compliance The IT Professional’s Blueprint for Compliance As technology continues to advance, businesses are increasingly reliant on IT infrastructure to store and process sensitive data. This growing digital landscape brings with it a range of cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. IT professionals must not only protect their organizations from cyber threats…
Government-Backed Hackers Continuing to Exploit WinRAR Flaw Months After Patch By The Persistent Threat of Cybercrime In the ever-evolving landscape of cybercrime, even the most seemingly inconsequential vulnerabilities can provide fertile ground for attackers. This is exemplified by the ongoing exploitation of a security flaw in the popular file archiving utility WinRAR, which has been…
Evolving Threats: Understanding Ransomware Exploitation of EDR/XDR Technologies Evolving Threats: Understanding Ransomware Exploitation of EDR/XDR Technologies In early 2023, a user named “spyboy” promoted a tool for evading endpoint defense on the Windows operating system through the Russian-language forum Ramp. The software, demonstrated in a video titled “Terminator,” claims to terminate any endpoint detection and…
The Growing Threat of Software Vulnerabilities The Cybersecurity Infrastructure & Security Agency (CISA) recently announced the detection of a new vulnerability affecting Adobe Acrobat Reader, adding to the ever-growing list of software vulnerabilities exploited by cybercriminals. The identified flaw, known as CVE-2023-21608, allows attackers to remotely execute malicious code when a victim opens a rigged…
Network Security Organizations Respond to HTTP/2 Zero-Day Exploited for DDoS Attacks Major tech companies and other organizations have been quick to respond to the newly disclosed HTTP/2 zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited to launch the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks seen to date. The attacks, known as HTTP/2 Rapid Reset, have targeted customers of…
The IT Professional’s Blueprint for Compliance: Aligning with HIPAA, NIST, CIS-CSC, Essential Eight, and Cyber Essentials Frameworks Overview In today’s digital landscape, maintaining robust internet security is of paramount importance for organizations across all industries. With the increasing frequency and severity of cyberattacks, IT professionals play a crucial role in safeguarding sensitive data and protecting…
Malware & Threats Mirai Variant IZ1H9 Adds 13 Exploits to Arsenal A recently updated variant of the Mirai botnet, known as IZ1H9, has added 13 new exploits to its arsenal, specifically targeting vulnerabilities in IoT devices. The botnet is known for exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in these devices and using them to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)…
How Organizations Can Defend Against Ransomware Exploiting EDR/XDR Technologies How Organizations Can Defend Against Ransomware Exploiting EDR/XDR Technologies Introduction In early 2023, a user named “spyboy” promoted a tool called “Terminator” on the Russian-language forum Ramp. This software claims to be able to evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) and extended detection and response (XDR)…
Israeli Surveillance Company Exploits Apple and Google Vulnerabilities in Attack on Egyptian Organizations An Israeli surveillanceware company known as “Intellexa” has recently been implicated in a novel cyber attack on Egyptian organizations. According to a report from Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), Intellexa used three Apple zero-day vulnerabilities and a Chrome zero-day to develop an…
Russian Zero-Day Acquisition Firm Offers $20 Million for Android, iOS Exploits The Rise of Operation Zero Russian zero-day acquisition firm Operation Zero made headlines this week with its announcement that it is now offering up to $20 million for full exploit chains targeting Android and iOS devices. Launched in 2021, Operation Zero describes itself as…